Rebellions

• Edwin and Morcar's rebellion - 1068 - FAIL


  they had run away from William to the north of England, they were joined by northerners who resented William

  William took his forces up north and built castles - Edwin and Morcar surrendered (Edgar Aethling escaped to Scotland)
• Rebellion in Durham - 1069 -FAIL


  William chose Robert Cumin to be the new earl of Northumbria - on his way to the north, Cumin burnt down Anglo-Saxon houses to show dominance

  When he got to Durham, the Anglo-Saxon people were so angry that they burnt his house down, killing him
• Rebellion in York - 1069


  Edgar Aethling came from Scotland after hearing about the Durham attack - him and the rebels attacked the York Sheriff and destroyed the castle

  William arrived with a big army and defeated the rebels - he built new castles to replace the old one

  King Sweyn came across from Denmark to help the Anglo-Saxons, the joint army killed over 3000 Normans

  King Sweyn took treasure from York and went home - to stop him from returning William gave him a bunch of money

  William found it hard to catch the rebels (they ran off) so he burnt their houses - Harrying of the North
• Hereward the Wake - 1070-71


  King Sweyn returned to East Anglia, he made alliances with Anglo-Saxon leaders, Hereward the Wake and Morcar. They attacked Peterborough Abbey and stole the Norman treasure

  William attacked them with a large army and captured Morcar (spent the rest of his life in prison), Hereward was never seen again
• All failed from Anglo-Saxon point of view
• Hereward the wake rebellion


  happened in the Isle of Ely - a part of Danelaw

  why did Hereward turn against the Normans - his land was taken off him and given to Normans

  why did the Archbishop of Peterborough turn against the Normans - replaced by a Norman
• Hereward the wake rebellion - guerilla warfare


  small bands attack a larger force by surprise attack, then disappear back into the local population
• Hereward the Wake rebellion

  why East-Anglia - the Normans didn't know their way around

  what did Hereward and the Danes do - they raided Peterborough Abbey

  Then the Danes took all the treasure and went home

  then Morcar joined

  The Normans won by bribing local monks